Self Hosted Media Streaming

81 Media Streaming software solutions and projects

• Jellyfin

  9.9 9.9 C#

  The Free Software Media System - Server Backend & API
  

• VideoLAN Client (VLC)

  9.5 10.0 C

  VLC media player - plays everything, runs anywhere. Code here: https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc
  

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• Invidious

  9.5 9.3 Crystal

  Invidious is an alternative front-end to YouTube
  

• Navidrome Music Server

  9.4 9.7 Go

  🎧 Your Personal Streaming Service
  

• koel

  9.3 9.6 L4 PHP

  Music streaming solution that works.
  

• Beets

  9.2 9.9 L3 Python

  music library manager and MusicBrainz tagger
  

• Owncast

  8.8 9.9 Go

  Take control over your live stream video by running it yourself. Streaming + chat out of the box.
  

• Streama

  8.6 4.4 JavaScript

  Self hosted streaming media server. https://docs.streama-project.com/
  

• Mopidy

  8.4 9.4 L4 Python

  Mopidy is an extensible music server written in Python
  

• Zoneminder

  8.2 10.0 L2 PHP

  ZoneMinder is a free, open source Closed-circuit television software application developed for Linux which supports IP, USB and Analog cameras.
  

• Snapcast

  8.2 8.0 C++

  Synchronous multiroom audio player
  

• Emby

  7.8 0.0 L1 C#

  Emby Server is a personal media server with apps on just about every device.
  

• MediaCMS

  7.8 8.2 Python

  MediaCMS is a modern, fully featured open source video and media CMS
  

• Restreamer

  7.7 2.5 L4 HTML

  The Restreamer is a complete streaming server solution for self-hosting. It has a visually appealing user interface and no ongoing license costs. Upload your live stream to YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, Vimeo, or other streaming solutions like Wowza. Receive video data from OBS and publish it with the RTMP and SRT server.
  

• AzuraCast

  7.6 9.3 PHP

  A self-hosted web radio management suite, including turnkey installer tools for the full radio software stack and a modern, easy-to-use web app to manage your stations.
  

• musikcube

  7.5 6.4 C++

  a cross-platform, terminal-based music player, audio engine, metadata indexer, and server in c++
  

• Ampache

  7.4 10.0 L5 PHP

  A web based audio/video streaming application and file manager allowing you to access your music & videos from anywhere, using almost any internet enabled device.
  

• Black Candy

  7.2 8.1 Ruby

  A self hosted music streaming server
  

• Airsonic

  6.9 0.2 Java

  DISCONTINUED. :satellite: :cloud: :notes:Airsonic, a Free and Open Source community driven media server (fork of Subsonic and Libresonic)
  

• Polaris

  6.5 8.6 Rust

  Polaris is a music streaming application, designed to let you enjoy your music collection from any computer or mobile device.
  

• cloudtunes

  6.5 2.8 CoffeeScript

  Web-based music player for the cloud :cloud: :notes: Play music from YouTube, Dropbox, etc.
  

• gonic

  6.4 9.0 Go

  music streaming server / free-software subsonic server API implementation
  

• NymphCast

  6.4 7.5 C

  Audio and video casting system with support for custom applications.
  

• mStream

  6.4 9.9 JavaScript

  The easiest music streaming server available
  

• Groove Basin

  6.1 0.0 L2 JavaScript

  Music player server with a web-based user interface.
  

• CyTube

  5.9 5.0 L3 JavaScript

  Node.JS Server and JavaScript/HTML Client for synchronizing online media
  

• Volumio

  5.9 0.0 JavaScript

  Volumio 2 - Audiophile Music Player
  

• Libresonic

  5.9 0.0 L2 Java

  DISCONTINUED. Open-source web-based media streamer and jukebox. A fork of Subsonic's last open-source release, before it switched licenses.

• moOde Audio

  5.7 9.7 PHP

  moOde sources and configs
  

• Gerbera

  5.7 9.0 C++

  UPnP Media Server for 2026: Stream your digital media through your home network and consume it on all kinds of UPnP supporting devices 📱💻📺
  

• Shinobi

  5.7 1.8 L1 JavaScript

  :peace_symbol: :palestinian_territories: Shinobi CE - The Free Open Source CCTV platform written in Node.JS (Camera Recorder - Security Surveillance Software - Restreamer
  

• LMS

  5.6 9.3 C++

  Lightweight Music Server. Access your self-hosted music using a web interface.
  

• CherryMusic

  5.4 3.6 L3 Python

  Stream your own music collection to all your devices! The easy to use free and open-source music streaming server.
  

• homehost

  5.4 1.6 JavaScript

  self-hosted, Netflix-like app made for streaming
  

• LibreTime

  5.4 9.0 PHP

  LibreTime: Radio Broadcast & Automation Platform
  

• Airtime

  5.3 0.0 L2 PHP

  Airtime is Sourcefabric’s open source radio software for scheduling and remote station management. Airtime provides a reliable audio playout with sub-second precision, an improved interface with modern usability features, advanced user management supporting roles and a Google-style calendar to schedule and move shows and playlists.
  

• Sonerezh

  5.0 0.0 L1 PHP

  A self-hosted, web-based application to stream your music, everywhere.
  

• Rapidbay

  4.8 7.3 Python

  Self-hosted torrent video streaming service compatible with Chromecast, AppleTV & Kodi deployable in the cloud
  

• Audioserve

  4.7 8.7 Rust

  Simple personal server to serve audiofiles files from folders. Intended primarily for audio books, but anything with decent folder structure will do.
  

• HTPC Manager

  4.7 0.0 L4 Python

  A fully responsive interface to manage all your favorite software on your Htpc.
  

• MistServer

  4.7 9.0 L5 C

  The official mistserver source repository - www.mistserver.com
  

• Icecast

  4.6 7.0 L2 C

  Icecast streaming media server (Mirror) - Please report bugs at https://gitlab.xiph.org/xiph/icecast-server/issues
  

• ympd

  4.6 0.0 L2 C

  Standalone MPD Web GUI written in C, utilizing Websockets and Bootstrap/JS
  

• Stretto

  4.6 6.3 JavaScript

  Beautiful web-based music player
  

• Darwin Streaming Server

  4.3 0.0 C++

  DISCONTINUED. Darwin Streaming Server is Apple's open source version of the QuickTime Streaming Server technology allowing you to send streaming media across the Internet using the industry standard RTP and RTSP protocols.
  

• mpd

  4.3 1.8 L4 Python

  Python library which provides a client interface for the Music Player Daemon.
  

• Mopidy MusicBox

  4.1 0.0 L4 JavaScript

  Web Client for Mopidy Music Server and the Pi MusicBox
  

• Moped

  3.8 0.0 L2 JavaScript

  Web Client for Mopidy, built with AngularJS
  

• SyncTube

  3.8 6.7 Haxe

  Synchronized video viewing with chat and other features (one-channel web service)
  

• Myflix

  3.8 1.8 Shell

  DISCONTINUED. Myflix, a Netflix clone!

• Hellowlol HTPC Manager fork

  3.8 0.0 Python

  A fully responsive interface to manage all your favorite software on your Htpc.
  

• Odd Networks

  3.6 0.0 L4 JavaScript

  [MIRROR]
  

• Bluecherry

  3.5 6.6 C++

  Bluecherry surveillance system (server application)
  

• K7

  3.1 9.9 C#

  Self-hosted media server for a small circle of family and friends.
  

• obplayer

  3.0 2.8 HTML

  :radio: OBPlayer Streaming Automation Playout with CAP EAS Alerting
  

• Podify

  3.0 3.7 Ruby

  Create podcasts from anything youtube-dl can handle
  

• Radium

  2.8 2.7 Vue

  Synced stream and video playback with VOD capabilities utilizing HLS. Developed for movie nights but has many use cases.
  

• Oblecto

  2.7 8.7 TypeScript

  Oblecto is a media server, which streams media you already own, and is designed to be at the heart of your entertainment experience. It runs on your home server to index and analyze your media such as Movies and TV Shows and presents them in an interface tailored for your media consupmtion needs.
  

• Mopidy-Party

  2.4 4.4 L5 JavaScript

  Mopidy web extension designed for party
  

• Compactd

  2.0 0.0 TypeScript

  Remote music player that supports adding more content
  

• KooZic

  2.0 0.0 JavaScript

  Self-hosted media streaming server
  

• GNU FM

  1.9 0.0 L3 PHP

  DISCONTINUED. GNU FM is a music community platform
  

• Flumotion

  1.9 0.0 L3 Python

  Flumotion master repository
  

• Rygel

  1.9 8.6 Vala

  Read-only mirror of https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/rygel
  

• ThRadio

  1.5 1.8 Vue

  A simple and self-hosted web radio management, inspired by AzuraCast. Developed with Typescript
  

• Music Browser

  1.4 0.0 PHP

  Music Browser is a light-weight web-based browser and streamer for your music collection. It is runs on most operating systems, and is light enough to run flawlessly on NAS devices.
  

• FriendsRadio

  1.4 0.0 JavaScript

  :radio: Stream and share musics with friends
  

• Oddworks

  1.2 0.0 JavaScript

  [MIRROR]
  

• Tube

  1.2 0.0 Go

  📺 tube is a Youtube-like (without censorship and features you don't need!) Video Sharing App written in Go which also supports automatic transcoding to MP4 H.265 AAC, multiple collections and RSS feed.
  

• TVSort

  1.1 0.0 JavaScript

  DISCONTINUED. Small cli app that sorts TV shows into subdirectories

• ShowShark

  0.9 -

  ShowShark is the Plex / Jellyfin / Emby alternative for those who appreciate finely crafted, native apps. Built for iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Mac and Vision Pro. ShowShark is the superior media library management and streaming platform.
  

• crtmpserver

  -

  High performance RTMP/RTSP streaming server.

• Icecast 2

  -

  streaming audio server which can be used to create an Internet radio station or a privately running jukebox and many things in between.

• ReadyMedia

  -

  A simple media server software, with the aim of being fully compliant with DLNA/UPnP-AV clients.

• Karaoke Forever

  -

  Host awesome karaoke parties where everyone can easily find and queue songs from their phone's web browser. The player is also browser-based with support for MP3+G, MP4 and WebGL visualizations.

• Open Streaming Platform

  -

  Self-Hosted alternative to Twitch and Youtube Live for live and on-demand video streaming

• ShinobiCE

  -

  Open Source CCTV software written in Node with both IP and local camera support.

• uWave

  -

  üWave is a self-hosted collaborative listening platform. Users take turns playing media-songs, talks, gameplay videos, or anything else-from a variety of media sources like YouTube and SoundCloud.

• Funkwhale

  -

  A modern, web-based, convivial, multi-user and free music server.

• Olaris

  -

  Olaris is an open-source, community driven, media manager and transcoding server.

• PeerTube

  -

  Decentralized video streaming platform using P2P

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